Hi! ^_^ This chapter will be shorter than the others, so I'm sorry in advance. Also, there's an important message at the end of this chapter, so you better read it. (AN: No, I'm not taking a break from this story. ^_^;;; Don't fret!)
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Father Mine
Chapter 29: The return
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Harry's wand rolled on the platform until it fell on the grass below. Silence reigned over and Usagi fidgeted uncomfortably with the situation. She picked the stick up and extended her hand towards Harry. "You should be more careful with your wand, it's a precious thing." She said silently, adverting her gaze.
It was a lame thing to say, but coming back here when she had almost killed them all months ago was really getting on her nerves. When she still received no response, she smiled sadly and turned around, ready to go back to her dimension.
She didn't even had the time to take one step that Harry and Sirius both had her in a hug-lock. Sirius was in the front while Harry was hugging her from the back. She took a shuddered breath and leaned back into Harry, while tightening her hold on her father.
"Don't go. Don't ever go away again, my baby." Serena closed her eyes tightly while her father whispered those words to her. She felt tiny butterfly kisses on her nape and shoulders and a tear rolled on her cheek. Harry. He was forgiving her for going away. She truly didn't deserve them.
With that thought, her whole body relaxed but with the stress she had been in these past couple of months, she fell unconscious in their arms, her legs giving away under her. Godfather and godson both gasped as they felt her slip away and they lowered her to the ground.
This made everyone jump out of their daze and made them start to talk animatedly, sometimes pointing at her.
"Serenity?! Sere baby! What's going on?" Sirius started to panic while Harry's grip tightened on her mid section. The dog animagus felt an insistent tap on his shoulder and started to protest when the short blue haired girl kneeled in front of his daughter.
He growled and in an instant Snape and Lupin were at his side. The girl only smiled softly and put her hand on Usagi's forehead. "No fever. She probably was too exhausted to stand up anymore. She only needs to rest."
There was a low hum from behind and Mercury turned to Uranus. "Poor thing hasn't slept in months; I can understand why she's suddenly so tired." The wind senshi said. She moved to take her princess in her arms but Harry blocked her way while Sirius took her himself, scowling.
"I'LL bring her to the infirmary if you don't mind."
Uranus raised her eyebrows. "Possessive, aren't we?" She smirked at Harry while Sirius was already on his way to the school, people making way for him to pass.
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After a heated debate between Mme Pomfrey and Ami, concerning whom should look after Usagi, the Order members and the senshis stayed behind in the infirmary while the other were still celebrating in the Great Hall.
Sirius and Harry were talking silently in their corner when Ron approached them, a hand behind his head. "Um, Sirius? I was wondering…You've been living in Serena's world for a year, so how is it you didn't recognize her guardians?"
Sirius scowled, which made Ron fidget on his spot. "Because, Mr. Weasley, I never met them in her world. There's only one senshi I've met and she's probably the most annoying of them all."
Harry raised his eyebrows and gazed at his godfather. "Are you talking about Pluto?"
Sirius glanced at him speculatively. "You've met her, Harry?"
The Boy-Who-Lived-Again snorted. "Yeah. She's the one who opened the secret door in the Department of Mysteries for me. You know, the one which was supposed to hide my true power?"
Sirius nodded and was about to say something when a mist formed in the room. An old looking door appeared and while the wizards had their wands pointed at the ready, the senshis didn't flinch one second.
Pluto came out and the mist disappeared along with the door.
"Speaking of the devil…" Sirius growled, while Harry kept the senshi in his line of vision.
"So Pluto, are the reparation finished?" Mars asked to the senshi of time.
Setsuna nodded and made her key staff disappear. "Yes. It took time but they are complete. The damage we did by forcing our way in this dimension and then getting her out of here while she was about to destroy everything…it took a lot out of the Gates."
In a flash, Sirius was in front of her. "What do you mean? What happened when she got out of the veil again? And why in the world is her hair that color?" He said forcefully, ignoring Mars's grumbling in the background.
Pluto gave a sad smile towards her princess and sat on her bed, fingering the long locks of silky hair. "You have to understand, Mr. Black. Usagi-hime is not an ordinary senshi. While we have our own planetary power, she has the power to possess them all. Fortunately, it isn't meant to come out just yet. She didn't remember you when she transformed because she wasn't supposed to become her true self just yet. So her body badly reacted to the great burst of power. You see, Cosmos is a gentle being in reality. Hard sometimes, true, but she is wise and would never attack the innocent blindly. And to become Cosmos, we must first die, us, her senshi." She stopped, letting all of this sink in.
Sirius fisted the nearest table in impatience, making everyone jump up with the sudden movement. "That doesn't answer my question! What happened when she transformed! Where did she disappear? Did she go back to the veil?!"
Harry put a hand on his shoulder and Sirius sat in a chair, venting his frustration.
"Please continue." Harry said evenly, impressing his fellows by his manners and his calmness, a thing which Sirius totally lacked of.
The time senshi nodded and smiled softly. "She was about to destroy everything…and when I say everything, I mean the entire planet." She cast an annoyed and very serious look at Trelawney who snorted quite loudly at that. The teacher saw the look and gulped, understanding that the red eyed scout wasn't in the mood for jokes.
"We felt the burst of power throughout the dimensions and as you know, she was the one who held the transportation key. It wasn't easy, but we concentrated on our own power hard enough to make a doorway appear. We used some of her power burst to our advantage to stabilize the vortex and entered without further ado.
When we arrived on the other side, we understood the severity of the situation. She was about to cast the final blow when we concentrated our power against her. She started to retaliate but we tried to take the power we had given her back. This caused another burst of power to come forth and I don't know why, but everyone got healed and the dark servants were killed.
Alas, the boost also took off quite a bit of your school grounds." Setsuna gazed sheepishly at the headmaster, but regained her sad look quickly.
"Because of the danger of bringing her back like this in our world, we had to make her de-transform in the Gate's pathway. She damaged a lot of the Gates, but we finally got our powers back and she fell unconscious from the strain. She woke up a month later, which means in your time in February. She hasn't slept till this day." She finished, still fingering the locks of hair.
Lupin frowned. "Why hasn't she been able to sleep? What made her loose consciousness again during the ceremony?"
Venus was the one who answered this time. "She was thinking a lot about you, you know. More so about Harry and her father. She was scared as hell. Scared that you would never forgive her and never want to see her again. Her spirit still lived in Cosmos's body and she was aware of every blow she gave, everything she said. She didn't want to come back here again, we must admit."
There were many gasps and Sirius and Harry gave pained looks towards one another.
Venus quickly continued. "You mustn't hold this against her, please! She was so scared! She was scared to death at the idea of coming back and be shunned because of what she did…almost did! She stopped going outside! She started to eat less and less everyday until she just couldn't sleep anymore! Remorse was eating her!"
The senshi of love looked on the verge of tears by the time she finished, and Harry was gripping his godfather's shoulder quite tightly while Sirius was putting his head in his hands and shaking his head in disbelief.
Saturn kneeled in front of the rabbit's bed and took one of the sleeping girl's hands in hers, gently stroking it. "It took a while, but we finally convinced her, or rather forced her to come back. We couldn't take it anymore, to see her in this condition. Usa-mama normally is so full of joy and happiness…That's something you were giving her, and to live without her friends and family was taking its toll on her. What a great birthday present, we thought. The look of joy on her face when she saw Mr. Harry graduate!" Hotaru chuckled while Harry asked; "birthday present?"
Neptune giggled. "Why of course! Today's June 30th, Usagi-sama's birthday. Didn't you know?"
Harry shook his head and Sirius asked in a defeated and tired way; "And what about her hair?"
Setsuna took a few strands of pure black and silver in her hands. "When we made her de-transform, her hair was going back to its original silver, black and gold. Somehow, when the transformation finished, the gold in her hair didn't reappear. I guess it's a side-effect from being exposed to Cosmos's powers for too long. I think it suits her. After all, silver is for Light, and black is for Darkness. Cosmos is the balance between the 2, so it's not so odd at all."
Nobody commented after that, and Sirius and Harry were the only ones who stayed in the infirmary for the night. They sat on each side of the bed, holding onto Usagi's hands as if she was the most precious thing in the world, which she was in their eyes.
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Hmmm…It's not a cliffy, for once…But I know it's a really short chapter…Sorry, but I wanted to post something ASAP.
The story is almost finished, but I MAY write a sequel or continue the story with new enemies if I reach the 1030 reviews.
That would be a nice gift! ^_^
I'll probably write one or many one-shots for Christmas too…I'm in da mood! ^.^
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So here's a poll for these one-shots:
-One's for sure, a Harry/Usagi.
-Usagi/Sirius?
-Usagi/Snape?
-Usagi/Lupin?
-Usagi/?
Don't ask me to pair her with Malfoy. I hate him and be I'll sick if I attempt this 'miracle'…-_-;;;
And Ron and Hermione are too good together, so I wouldn't be comfortable writing a Usagi/Ron.
You can also tell me the situation you would like to see them in…
Ex: In Hogwarts, at their homes, after 7th year ….adult, teenagers, professors…
And what you would like to happen, a silly situation, a demonstration of power, a tournament…you name it.
You get the drift. I'll try to do something with your ideas and please as many people as I can. ^_^
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